Reform movement

health care. There have been many fluctuations in the health care system ever since and there continues to be arguments for and against this legislation. This paper will review the pros and cons of this act and look at the principles of health care reform that are embedded in the PPACA legislation. Improvement or Liability The question that looms in the air right now centers on: is the PPACA legislation an improvement or liability to the health care system? Improvements can be seen in the new…

healthcare system that could potentially lower the cost of health insurance while delivering the highest quality healthcare at rates that people could afford? The introduction of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has implemented several health care reforms that aim to expand coverage and increase health care access. The establishment of the Obama Care (ACA) has lowered the percentage of uninsured Americans, and reduced the costs of health care for many, but not all Americans. In order to improve the…

significant reform to the U.S health care system since Medicaid and Medicare. Some view it as a great and some believe it will be bad for the economy. I believe the Affordable Care Act will be great and its benefit to the well-being of citizens and will go further to be a great reform over all. On March 23, 2010, President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law. The Obama health care has received mixed reviews over the last couple years. It has put in place comprehensive reforms that…

Some people have easy access to health care while, others are in difficulties to get insurance or health care depending on their race, gender and economics status. “Reform advocates have emphasized the growing number of uninsured Americans, now estimated at forty-seven million and also a manifestation of a failed system”.2 Health care is a basic human right and anybody living in the United States must have access to health care and services when they need help. Health care is a basic human…

I can remember every aspect of the day in Brazil when I discovered my best friend had died due to an unidentified illness. I will never forget the day a week prior that members of the community and I were informed that we had the opportunity to provide Guilherme with the blood that he urgently required to survive. The notion that blood was not readily available as it is in my home country was an inconceivable concept to me as an American, a citizen of the developed world. It is because of my…

Imagine you are a hardworking doctor or lawyer, and you aren't getting paid the amount you should be. Other people like you who are bettering our community aren't getting paid the amount they should be, and all of your tax money is going towards paying for athletic stadiums. Doctors, teachers, government employees, police officers, firefighters, and lawyers should be receiving the money that athletes receive. Professional athletes provide entertainment for society, but I believe they receive an…

The “new” Rocket science “It’s not rocket science!” or maybe it is. Maybe if we dragged NASA into the equation we’d have some sort of health care system that worked for everyone. Obviously, we can’t make everyone happy; maybe we should first look at who we want to make happy. As the LGBTQ , Women’s and Immigrant rights are heavy hitters for every politician’s agenda I can’t help but be confused by our route for tackling healthcare. If we can agree that we all have a right to not only be alive…

Book Review: The Malpractice Myth by Tom Baker Summary: The Malpractice Myth by Tom Baker exposes the problem of high-cost healthcare services by insurance companies due to legal liability, profit incentives, and market competition. Stereotypically, the problem of medical malpractice is often blamed on patient litigation and tort law, which is proven false in Baker’s (2007) analysis. Baker (2007) defines the two factors of (1) increased medical malpractice (with decreased lawsuits) and (2)…

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), universal health care is a service in which every citizen no matter their financial hardships and demographics can receive (Pros and Cons, 2017). I believe that everyone in the US should have healthcare whether their financial status, citizen status, age, gender, race, or living situation is jeopardized. A lot of health care plans in the United States are based on working status, but sometimes jobs are not guaranteed. In the US insurance is…

According to the article, I believe the cost should be equally spread across the board among rich and poor nation. When it comes on to a cheaper price I believe the government of the host nation should subside the cost of demanding drugs. It makes perfect sense for government to play a critical role in the cost reduction expensive drugs. Why should the United States of America suck up all of the cost for a expensive drug while other country pay nominal amount that’s outright not fair to the…